[QUOTE] [B][SIZE="4"]"house"[/SIZE][/B] [B]noun[/B] [LIST=1] [*]a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families; "he has a house on Cape Cod"; "she felt she had to get out of the house" [*]an official assembly having legislative powers; "the legislature has two houses" [*]a building in which something is sheltered or located; "they had a large carriage house" [*]a social unit living together; "he moved his family to Virginia"; "It was a good Christian household"; "I waited until the whole house was asleep"; "the teacher asked how many people made up his home" [syn: [URL="http://www.word.sc/family"]family[/URL], [URL="http://www.word.sc/household"]household[/URL], [URL="http://www.word.sc/home"]home[/URL], [URL="http://www.word.sc/menage"]menage[/URL]] [*]a building where theatrical performances or motion-picture shows can be presented; "the house was full" [syn: [URL="http://www.word.sc/theater"]theater[/URL], [URL="http://www.word.sc/theatre"]theatre[/URL]] [*]members of a business organization that owns or operates one or more establishments; "he worked for a brokerage house" [syn: [URL="http://www.word.sc/firm"]firm[/URL], [URL="http://www.word.sc/business firm"]business firm[/URL]] [*]aristocratic family line; "the House of York" [*]the members of a religious community living together [*]the audience gathered together in a theatre or cinema; "the house applauded"; "he counted the house" [*]play in which children take the roles of father or mother or children and pretend to interact like adults; "the children were playing house" [*](astrology) one of 12 equal areas into which the zodiac is divided [syn: [URL="http://www.word.sc/sign of the zodiac"]sign of the zodiac[/URL], [URL="http://www.word.sc/star sign"]star sign[/URL], [URL="http://www.word.sc/sign"]sign[/URL], [URL="http://www.word.sc/mansion"]mansion[/URL], [URL="http://www.word.sc/planetary house"]planetary house[/URL]] [*]the management of a gambling house or casino; "the house gets a percentage of every bet" [/LIST] [B]verb[/B] [LIST=1] [*]contain or cover; "This box houses the gears" [*]provide housing for; "The immigrants were housed in a new development outside the town" [syn: [URL="http://www.word.sc/put up"]put up[/URL], [URL="http://www.word.sc/domiciliate"]domiciliate[/URL]] [/LIST] Source: [URL="http://www.word.sc/house"]http://www.word.sc/house[/URL] [/QUOTE]

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